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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Richard E. Caplan of Chicago; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Richard Caplan was born in Chicago in 1927 and |
5 | | grew up in Irving Park; he graduated from Lane Tech College |
6 | | Prep High School and served in the United States Navy during |
7 | | World War II; following the war, he attended Western Illinois |
8 | | University and become a chemist; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Caplan worked for Montgomery Ward where he |
10 | | earned 2 patents for chemical coatings; he later went to work |
11 | | for Dexter Midland Industrial Finishes in Waukegan as a |
12 | | salesman and quickly moved up, becoming Vice-President of Sales |
13 | | and Marketing; he retired in the early 1990s; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Richard Caplan, and his wife, Betsy, settled in |
15 | | North Carolina following his retirement to be close to his son |
16 | | and he began selling ladies shoes at a department store; and |
17 | | WHEREAS, Richard Caplan enjoyed spending time with his |
18 | | family and teaching his son, Michael, how to play baseball |
19 | | while he was growing up; he loved life, his morning donut, his |
20 | | friends, and family; and
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